I have just looked at my mechanic's 03 CLS 6-spd. He finally put in Comptech supercharger blower kit, 75 Shots of NOS, Header, exhaust, sway bar and suspension. He claimed that his CLS has about 440 horsepower. What do you guys think?

 

How much horsepower did the sway bars and suspension give?

 

75 shotS of NOS? Damng!!

 

i say find another mechanic, lol

 

i dont know about 440, but it sounds like i wouldnt wanna mess with it

 

i would say about 400HP......you should tell him to get it dynoed and stop bullshitting. That way he knows what he really has.

 

cool, tell him to run it at the track.

 

tell him to get on the forum and get a dyno report.
I would love to see some pics.
sounds cool

thanks

Jim

 

That's still a fuckload of HP...even if it was 350 HP...

 

He is about to put it on the track in 2 weeks. Before he put the supercharger in, he ran 13.74 sec with 75 shots of NOS. During that run, he beat a Z06 Corvette and he showed me the receipt. He will definitely make it at least low 13's with this new supercharger.

BTW, he's our master mechanic at our Acura dealership!

 

I will also try to take some pics under the hood for you guys! Give me couple days!

 

 

 

I drive a 03 CLS 6-spd myself! I could just brag about my car then! I don't need to brag about his if that's not real! Give me a break!

 

i think this is where the trouble began

 

Isnt that too much pressure on the engine? Or the 6spd can handle it?

 

Beat a Z06 I would love to see that scence they run 12.0 stock. I love cl's but that is some B.S.

 

more like mid to upper 12's stock

 

i'll give him 320 at most at the wheels..... with nitrous, on a cold day.

 

dyno it and shut us up...

 

i did some calculating, and being very generous, the most he is pushin to the wheels is 366. now that is if headers gave 28, exhaust 3, SC kit 48, and about 70 for nos.
if you multiply by 15% (i dont know what manuals drivetrain loss is, but i am sure its close to 15) then you get about 420 crank. this is all peak hp though, and this if conditions are good, and he has some decent fuel.
the only way he could get close to having 440 crank is if he had the high boost pulley. even then things could get dangerous, i hope he's got direct port if he has more hp plans.

 

If he is referring to crank HP it isn't out of line. Say he lays down 370 WHP, which is conceivable with everything running properly, and the CL-S6 loses about 17% through the drivetrain (the HLSD zaps a couple percent extra). 370 / 0.83 = 445 Crank HP.

So this may be on the optimistic side of possible, but still conceivable.

 

 

And why do you say that, not everyone lies about a supercharger. :P

 

i say if your mechanic fixes as good as he drives then you should find another dealer...a 6mt and a 75 shot and he can only muster what ive done with alittle ole bottom end swap 15 hp,20 lb ft, and now what ...he'll prolly manage a 13.4 at 106...tell him i said this....

 

will I ever live it down....

it was the Jack Shots...

 

Don't feel bad Killer...I tell people I'm dead sexy on the net...

we're all guilty...lol

 

I believe him, I would just be interested on any fuels problems that he is expeirencing. I know that my biggest fiend preventing my car from reaching full potential is my VSA. the 6spdr doesn't, I want to see numbers!

 

You guys surprise me with you're ignorance in doubting a supercharged CLS with a 75 shot couldn't have 440 hp to the crank.
With the high boost pulley the CLS can lay down 300 to the wheels, which is 375 to the crank, add the 75 shot and you're there guys.
You should pay more attention to what Scalbert posted, as he knows what he's talking about.
A Z06 runs mid 12's, so 13's isn't going to get it done as I've seen them run at the track many times.
Do I doubt this guy, I have no idea but his 440 statement is possible.

 

the 440 sounds right on par for crank numbers,but that doesnt change the fact that he's not putting down nearly as a good a time as the 75 shot should afford him, and again ill guess he does no better than a 13.4 at 106

 

I was thinking the same thing. CT stated their SC could put down 300 to the wheels...plus a 75 shot would bring it to 375 whp. I don't know if the caar could handle it but i don't think 440 crank hp is way off base. Not sure about the Z06 kill...maybe he meant a c5?

 

i've seen plenty of z06's and vipers in 14's before. A lot of people don't know how to drive

 

You've seen Viper's in the 14's? Did it have 200k miles and did he start out in 4th gear?